Month October 2014

In an everyday informal conversation it is common for sarcasm to be used. From studying two transcripts of relaxed conversations between similar aged teenagers, I can see that sarcasm has been used by all parties to the conversations. Using sarcasm when… Continue Reading →

There are multiple interesting linguistic features that can be picked out from George Galloway’s interview with Jeremy Paxman. A feature of spoken language that is used throughout the interview, mainly by Jeremy Paxman, is a sardonic tone. At times it… Continue Reading →

Jamal: So yeah, I’ve been watching this erm, I’ve been watching this video on schizophrenia and er – See, I’m only doing this for, er, personal research. Jack: Yeah sure, no, it’s not like you’re worried that you might have… Continue Reading →

Elliott: Ok, well yeah, ok. We should agree to a point where our transcripts match up at the starts. Jack: No – We should – He said to do it at other times so we both have different ones. Elliott:… Continue Reading →